Polona Hercog vs Heather Watson — Prague Round of 32

Prague · WTA · Round of 32
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 April 2015
clay
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1441Clay ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
Hercog P.
7-5 3-6 7-6
Watson H.
Hercog P.
73772
Watson H.
56651

Polona Hercog defeated Heather Watson 7-5 3-6 7-6 in the Prague round of 32 on clay. Polona Hercog claimed a first win over Heather Watson in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Polona Hercog closed it out in three sets, 7–5 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-02-29MonterreyR16hardHeather Watson6-2 6-3
2012-10-08OsakaR32hardHeather Watson6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Hercog P.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Watson H.

Watson H.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Serve advantage — Hercog P.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Hercog P.Watson H.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
3.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hercog P.Watson H.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
20
Break points saved·Dominant
68
43
Break points won·Clear edge
75
62
Deciding sets·Slight edge
44
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
69
13

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Hercog P.Watson H.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Hercog P.: 20 days rest · Watson H.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CMainly clear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

Final
Pliskova K.[1]
Hradecka L.
4-67-56-3
Semi-finals
Hradecka L.
Siniakova K.
6-24-66-4
Pliskova K.[1]
Wickmayer Y.
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Wickmayer Y.
Kovinic D.
2-66-36-3
Siniakova K.
Strycova B.[3]
6-46-2
Hradecka L.
Koukalova K.
7-54-67-5
Pliskova K.[1]
Allertova D.
6-25-76-1
R16
Koukalova K.
Konjuh A.
6-42-66-2
Kovinic D.
Zhang S.
6-16-4
Wickmayer Y.
Krunic A.
7-56-737-5
Siniakova K.
Hercog P.
6-16-4
Strycova B.[3]
Vesnina E.
6-36-3
Hradecka L.
Smitkova T.
6-34-67-611
Allertova D.
Cornet A.[5]
3-67-56-2
Pliskova K.[1]
Pironkova T.
3-66-37-61
R32
Wickmayer Y.
Giorgi C.[8]
4-66-37-5
Konjuh A.
Bencic B.[7]
7-56-767-63
Koukalova K.
Goerges J.
7-636-2
Kovinic D.
Niculescu M.
6-22-66-4
Pironkova T.
Govortsova O.
7-56-1
Allertova D.
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-1
Cornet A.[5]
Schmiedlova K.
6-36-3
Siniakova K.
Begu I.[6]
6-36-3
Vesnina E.
Cepelova J.
6-26-1
Strycova B.[3]
Brengle M.
7-656-3
Smitkova T.
Safarova L.[2]
6-32-66-4
Zhang S.
Kuznetsova S.[4]
6-46-3
Krunic A.
Lucic M.
3-67-646-0
Pliskova K.[1]
Beck A.
2-66-16-3
Hercog P.
Watson H.
7-53-67-65
Hradecka L.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-17-5